The lead character is a woman (lesbian) and the best action takes place on shore.
The real Das Boot should be mad and get their music and props back because beside that that is about all in has in common with the original other than an amazing recovery from sitting on the bottom yet again. Only this time it doesn't make sense as the original crew and captain are a great team. This crew is completely dysfunctional.
They are planning a season 2 as the story doesn't completely tie up at the end.
I liked it enough to keep watching. As posted above, the main story takes place on shore. I would prefer more epic scenes like the opening scene. They were able to capture the hopelessness of being trapped on a submarine during a mass casualty.
I tried, but couldn't do it. I watched the first two episodes, fell asleep during the third, and gave up. The few (and I mean very few) scenes on the sub were good, but everything else was mind numbingly boring.
Nah but there is a scene where the resistance lover looks into the bedroom as her Alsace-Lorraine German lover is getting it from her Gestapo co-worker/boss? and she gets jealous and you think she will kill him but doesn't.
I will say the final scene of season 1 is intriguing to make you want to see what happens in season 2 but I will probably pass.